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Issue: The Black Terror #27 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1949
 
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: Standard ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Visual Editions, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines (uncredited)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)
Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
 
Miscellaneous
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Do You Want Spending Money?
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Found on the inside front cover.

Illustrated advertisement from Stevens Credit Sales in Nashville for their line of patriotic and religious mottos that readers can send for and sell. The company recommends that each be sold for 35 cents.....the seller sends 25 cents of each sale to the company and keeps the rest. If the seller sells 25, they keep $2.50, if 30, they keep $3 and if they sell all 40 they keep $4.
The Haunt of Kowanchoo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed); ? (see notes)
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jed Serviss (druggist); Dick Keeneye (Indian from Kowanchoo tribe); Tani Nohanta (Dick's sweetheart); Ned Dart (villain, rancher)
Bob and Tim are on vacation, and learn, while aboard a train, that the tribe of the Kowanchoos has mysteriously vanished, so the Black Terror decides to look into the situation and discovers that the village sits near a million dollar uranium mine.
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The Haunt of Kowanchoo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Nick Caputo notes there are clearly other inkers involved, particularly on the first eight pages. Bill Black credited inking solely to Meskin.
The Cheat of Chinatown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Mort Meskin; Jerry Robinson ? (see notes)
Mort Meskin; Jerry Robinson ?; ? (see notes)
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jed Serviss (druggist); Eddie Chu; Ting Ling (Eddie's sweetheart); Anmah (Ting's maid servant); Ting San (villain, Ting's father); Koo (villain)
Eddie wants to marry Ting Ling, but her father is not sure that he is trustworthy enough. To test his loyalty and honesty, Ling's father entrusts to Eddie $50,000 earmarked to aid China's children. However, several crooks overhear this conversation and decide to relieve Eddie of the funds, knowing that their boss is Ting San himself.
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
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B458
Disputed credits. Nick Caputo believes there are clearly other hands involved in the inking. Bill Black credits the full art to Mort Meskin. Alter Ego #111 (July 2012) states art to be by Jerry Robinson and Mort Meskin.
What Do You Know About China?

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Subject Matter
informational
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as What Do You Know about China? [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Professor's Secret

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles S. Strong [as Charles Strong] (signed)
George Tuska (three spot illustrations) (signed)
George Tuska (three spot illustrations) (signed)
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Professor John Simmons; Kurt (villain); two un-named crooks (villains)
The Black Terror has been asked by American government officials to keep watch over a professor and his laboratory because the scientist is working on a new truth serum that is of interest to unscrupulous crooks.
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Miscellaneous
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From the Black Terror Scrapbook

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Subject Matter
informational
Bob Feller; Roman General Maurice; Roman Emperor Maximinian; Joaquin Miller
Page consists of four separate panels of random historical facts, highlighting: 1) that there are more than 600 varities of fish in Florida's waters; 2) Cleveland Indian's pitcher Bob Feller struck out 18 Detroit Tiger players in a single game in 1948; 3) that Roman General Maurice was doomed to die by the Emperor because he refused to persecute Christians; and 4) poet Joaquin Miller fought as a soldier of fortune in Nicaragua before the Civil War.
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
 
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Random historical facts.
Clash by Night!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Ruben Moreira (signed)
Ruben Moreira (signed)
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Black Terror
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jed Serviss (druggist); Sergeant Mac Gooligan; Hardwick (FBI agent); Angel-Face Dalton (villain)
A gang of crooks, led by Public Enemy No. 1 Dalton, hole up in a waterfront warehouse containing a valuable supply of penicillin destined for sick European children.
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FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
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B517
Feature next in America's Best Comics (Standard, 1942 series) #31.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Wouldn't You Be Proud to Own a Genuine Swiss Watch!
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Illustrated advertisement from Harvey Sales Company in Chicago for their genuine Swiss watches: mens' or boys' for $5.95, or the Ladies' or girls' for $6.95, plus 10% Federal tax on each watch.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?; ? (photos)
?; ? (photos)
typeset
Subject Matter
Greatest Value Ever Offered To Our Readers!
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Miscellaneous
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Found on the inside back cover.

Illustrated advertisement from Illinois Merchandise Mart for their smooth grain billfold, pocket flashlight, plastic key holder, and ball point pen, all for just $1.98!
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Now You Can Play Real Songs At Once With Color-Keyed Piano
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Miscellaneous
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Found on the back cover.

Illustrated advertisement from the Harbert Company in Chicago, offering readers: 1) a color key piano and free songbook for $2.98; 2) a color key xylophone and free songbook for $2.98; 3) extra giant 36-page color key songbook for $1.00, all items sent on a 10-day free trial period.

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